Water & Wetlands
Saving the Savings Clause
September 21, 2022
On September 12, ELC Filed an Amicus Curiae (or “Friend of the Court”) Brief in the Sugar Industry’s legal challenge to the Everglades Agricultural Area ...
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Local Groups Give Miami-Dade County Stormwater Permit Compliance an Average Grade of C-
May 24, 2022
For Immediate Release Media Contacts:Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D.Executive Director & Waterkeeper, Miami Waterkeeper(305) 905-0856rachel@miamiwaterkeeper.org Elizabeth Fata CarpenterManaging Attorney, Everglades Law Center(786) 496-3309elizabeth@evergladeslaw.org LOCAL GROUPS GIVE MIAMI-DADE ...
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ELC Advocates for Biscayne Bay Restoration
May 10, 2022
The Biscayne Bay Southeastern Everglades Restoration (“BBSEER”) Project seeks to combine several projects originally proposed in the 1999 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (“CERP”) with a ...
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ELC Opposes Florida’s Assumption of Permitting Responsibility Under Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act
December 23, 2020
On November 2, 2020, Everglades Law Center, along with the National Parks Conservation Association and Sustainable Palm Beach County, submitted comments opposing Florida’s proposal to ...
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ELC Works to Ensure the Combined Operations Plan (“COP”) Advances Everglades Restoration
November 2, 2020
ELC – alongside and on behalf of many Everglades restoration advocates – was deeply involved in the public process developing and deciding on the “final” ...
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Economic Valuation of Lake Worth Lagoon
September 23, 2020
The Everglades Law Center (“ELC”) is a nonprofit law firm that has long used advocacy, policy development, and litigation to protect and sustain South Florida’s ...
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Martin County Wetlands Workshop
February 27, 2017
Jason Totoiu, ELC’s Executive Director & General Counsel, presented at a recent Wetlands Workshop organized by the Martin County Conservation Alliance. In Martin County, a professional ...
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Optimizing Florida’s Water Supply Planning Law to Advance Everglades Restoration: A White Paper
February 29, 2016
Executive Summary: Florida’s Water Resources Act is one of the most forward-looking, comprehensive, and highly regarded water laws in the nation. The law has long ...
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